Willow Cottage, Crewe Lane South, Crewe By Farndon, Chester, CH3 6PH
About Willow Cottage
Willow Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Crewe By Farndon, Chester, Chester (CH3 6PH). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 52.6% above the 2021 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 35.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £215,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Willow Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Willow Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 January 2021Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 6PH: £330,000 (2025–1998).
Nearby sales in CH3 6PH
Mayfield, Crewe Lane South, Crewe By Farndon, Chester, CH3 6PH
Sold Feb 2025
£540,000Summerfields, Crewe Lane South, Crewe By Farndon, Chester, CH3 6PH
Sold Mar 2000
£180,000Crewe Lane Farm, Crewe Lane South, Crewe By Farndon, Chester, CH3 6PH
Sold Jul 1998
£141,500Sam Lords Cottage, Crewe Lane South, Crewe By Farndon, Chester, CH3 6PH
Sold Jul 1998
£168,000Meadow View Farm, Crewe Lane South, Crewe By Farndon, Chester, CH3 6PH
Sold Oct 1997
£295,000
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Versus other Crewe Lane South homes
EPC Rating for Willow Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wetreins Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Farndon Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB